Just today, Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick told the media that the way things are currently going in the college sports landscape (with Big Ten & Pac-10 looking into expansion) could force Notre Dame independent status in football. Stewart Mandel of Sports Illustrated broke the story with statements of what Swarbrick said in today’s [...]

News circulated for a couple weeks that the Big Ten hired a firm to see whether or not to expand. Their biggest question was would they have any positive gain, financially. Between last night and now, news has circulated around that the Big Ten has hired the Chicago-based investment firm, William Blair & Company, and [...]